Black Eyed Susan
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia Hirta
Height/Width: 18 in. tall x 24 in. wide
Zone: 4-6
Special Features: Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Winter Interest, Cut Flowers, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow.
Sun preference: Full Sun
Season to Bloom: Blooms from mid-summer to mid-fall.
Flower Color: Golden yellow petals with a nearly black cone of disc shaped flowers and green leaves up to six inches tall.
Plant maintenance:
Check your plants regularly to see if they need watering..
Divide your plants every 3 to 4 years to ensure healthy plants and to prevent excessive spreading.
Be sure to remove faded/dead flowers to prolong blooming.
You can cut back black-eyed susans after they flower and a second, smaller bloom may occur in late fall.
Growth Pattern:
Plant seeds in moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Black-eyed susans grow to be between 1 and 3 feet tall and can spread between 12 to 18 inches, so plant seeds closer to prevent lots of spreading or plant further apart to make a nice border.
Origin of plant: They are native to the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains.
Location at School: Outside cafeteria doors to your left.
Scientific Name: Rudbeckia Hirta
Height/Width: 18 in. tall x 24 in. wide
Zone: 4-6
Special Features: Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Winter Interest, Cut Flowers, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow.
Sun preference: Full Sun
Season to Bloom: Blooms from mid-summer to mid-fall.
Flower Color: Golden yellow petals with a nearly black cone of disc shaped flowers and green leaves up to six inches tall.
Plant maintenance:
- Check your plants regularly to see if they need watering..
- Divide your plants every 3 to 4 years to ensure healthy plants and to prevent excessive spreading.
- Be sure to remove faded/dead flowers to prolong blooming.
- You can cut back black-eyed susans after they flower and a second, smaller bloom may occur in late fall.
Growth Pattern:- Plant seeds in moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
- Black-eyed susans grow to be between 1 and 3 feet tall and can spread between 12 to 18 inches, so plant seeds closer to prevent lots of spreading or plant further apart to make a nice border.
Origin of plant: They are native to the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains.Location at School: Outside cafeteria doors to your left.